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Supreme Court critical of EPA wetland order against Idaho couple
In a new round of water testing by the Environmental Protection Agency, half of the 29 Chicago homes visited yielded at least one sample containing more than 15 parts per billion of lead, a level that...
View ArticleDelay sought for trash-burning power plant in Fairfield
A New York-based company that had announced more than a year ago it was ready to start building a disputed trash-burning power plant in south Baltimore is now seeking a waiver of a state-imposed...
View ArticleRon Kaye: Fighting against a rigged game
If the government’s up to something strange in your neighborhood and you think you have a case, who you gonna call? You’re gonna call Silverstein, of course. That’s what George Brokate, a 73-year-old...
View ArticleEPA issues strong limits on mercury emissions from smokestacks
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a tough new rule to limit emissions of mercury, arsenic and other toxic substances from sources such as power plants, a landmark measure...
View ArticleMitt Romney Under Fire in Second New Hampshire Debate
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Front-runner Mitt Romney came under attack Sunday in the second Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire in two days, with rivals saying he would be unable to defeat President...
View ArticleKansas wins temprorary battle over EPA regulations
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked implementation of a new Environmental Protection Agency regulation that Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says would threaten the Kansas electrical...
View ArticleGas leasing in Western Maryland spurs calls for reform
— The first natural gas well has yet to be drilled into the Marcellus shale deposits underlying Western Maryland, but ripples already are being felt here from an industry that has brought wealth — and...
View ArticleUMD law clinic sues on behalf of the 1 percent
The University of Maryland Carey School of Law Environmental Law Clinic's pro bono legal services for the Waterkeepers Alliance are supporting organizations that would qualify as 1 percenters if they...
View ArticleGreen movement's blues
As we head into the new year, America's environmental movement is stalled. The topic of climate change is anathema to the Republican presidential candidates, and the incumbent is tepid on the subject...
View ArticleNew for 2012: Cleaner air
Whether casting a line in a Maryland stream or a lake in the most remote reaches of this country, a fisherman would be hard-pressed to catch a fish that does not contain mercury. Indeed, most recent...
View ArticleChesapeake Bay advocates seek $300M in bonds
Unhappy with Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposed budget, Chesapeake Bay advocates have renewed their call for a $300 million bond package to clean up the beleaguered estuary. “It certainly would signal that...
View ArticleViewpoint: Cleaning Holtville and making it beautiful
Holtville is a wonderful small town, filled with wonderful people. It would be even more wonderful if there were not so much trash strewn about. Trash is a big problem for most cities. With limited...
View ArticleEPA estimates: Actual mileage will vary
Q: Anyone who buys a new car or truck and thinks he will get the miles per gallon stated on the window sticker is going to be very disappointed. A buyer should never make a purchase based on the listed...
View ArticleObama's not Kenyan. He's (gasp) European
It is Michael Krancer to the rescue, plucking Pennsylvania from the clutches of those nasty feds who are scheming to harm our true-blue patriotic industrialists. By true-blue industrialists, I mean the...
View ArticleNatural gas filling station fuels questions
Q: I noticed a few weeks ago that the gas station at 1825 Route 309 in South Whitehall is now selling natural gas as fuel for cars, at least according to their sign. It's listed at $2.89 (not sure if...
View ArticleSantorum takes on EPA over mercury limits rule
Speaking to voters in Iowa Monday, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania ripped the Environmental Protection Agency's new rule placing first-ever limits on the amount of mercury that coal-fired...
View ArticleBugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn|
One of the nation’s most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — may be losing its effectiveness because a major pest appears to be developing...
View ArticleCDC scientist urges more study of shale gas drilling
A top federal scientist says more research is needed into possible health and environmental effects from shale gas drilling. Dr. Christopher Portier, director of the National Center for Environmental...
View ArticleReport urges more manure-to-energy efforts
Maryland and other Chesapeake Bay states struggling to clean up the degraded estuary should do more to encourage projects that convert farm animal manure to energy, a new report says. The report...
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